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India’s health survey data reveals 13% children born prematurely, 17% with low birth weight
Climate conditions, such as rainfall and temperature, were found to...
Insurance firm not liable to pay compensation for death of persons driving rashly: SC
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan refused to grant...
Erratic monsoon damaging crops: Experts say no impact likely on food security but farmers bearing brunt
The monsoon has given surplus rains in south and central India, while east and northeast India have reported precipitation deficit, said Mahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change), Skymet Weather. The estimated dip in the Kharif rice output is...
SBI General Insurance strengthenes its collaboration with WhatsApp
Anand Pejawar, deputy managing director, SBI General Insurance said, “Customers today, are more evolved and much better informed as compared to the past. In line with customers’ changing buying behaviour and as a part of the Company’s constant endeavour to innovate...
IRDAI selects first ever pvt sector IT professional Arindam Dutta to head IIB
Arindam Dutta, CEO-Designate, Insurance Information Bureau of India IRDAI chairman Debasish Panda has already made his intention public to broad base the ownership of the IIB and has suggested that instead of the IRDAI, let the insurers through their...
American Airlines confirms data breach of customers and employees
American Airlines has notified customers that personal information such as address, phone number, driver’s license number, passport number and/or certain medical information may have been accessed by the hacker, the letter showed “We regret that this incident occurred...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
Chief among them are cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke; cancer; and diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – as well as mental health illnesses Together they account for nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world, taking 41 million lives...
India among top ten countries with highest Type 2 diabetes prevalence: Lancet study
The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D( Type 1 Diabetes) prevalence US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D, the resaerchers said An estimated 8.4 million...
IRDA forms Ritesh Kumar panel to study long-term products in Property (Dwelling), Motor and Health Insurance
The new WG will examine framework surrounding the products in general insurance including Health Insurance segment for other than annual policies and for uniformity in the approach to be followed Some of the other members of WG are-Neeerja Kapur, CMD, New India...
Majority of world’s largest companies exposed to impacts of climate change by 2050: S&P
“Investors and companies are seeking advanced analytics to respond to the financial impact of climate change. Essential to this, is the ability to quantify the financial impact of climate change at asset level to enable meaningful mitigation and adaptation planning,”...
South and Southeast Asian reinsurers improve underwriting performance, but challenges remain: AM Best
“Although investment returns are expected to increase over the near term alongside a recovery in interest rates, rising inflation in the region is likely to pose challenges in meeting the cost of capital prospectively,” said Kanika Thukral, senior financial analyst,...
FSIB selects 10 GMDs for PSU general insurers and GIC Re
After interviewing 20 candidates, FSIB has chosen Arvind Logani and YK Shimray(for New India Assurance), Inderjeet Singh and Madhulika Bhaskar(GIC Re), Rajeshawri Singh and Navneet Doda( for United India Insurance) and PR Chittaranjan and Geeta Santaseelan(for...